President Draupadi Murmu arrived on 27 June to address the special session of the 18th Lok Sabha, but more than President Draupadi Murmu’s arrival at the Parliament, there has been a lot of discussion about the Sengol. It is worth noting that along with the inauguration of the new Parliament House, the Sengol was installed in the Parliament House with great fanfare. Today we will tell you at which place in the Parliament House the Sengol was installed and why there is a discussion about it?
Why did Sengol come into the news?
President Draupadi Murmu reached Parliament on Thursday to address the joint session of Parliament. When President Murmu reached the gate of Parliament House, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla were present to welcome her. Apart from this, during the session, the Samajwadi Party demanded to remove the Sengol from the Parliament House and install a copy of the Constitution in its place, after which the Sengol is once again in the news.
Where is Sengol kept in the Parliament House?
It is worth noting that on 28 May 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi new parliament building During that time, he installed Sengol in the Parliament House. Let us tell you that during the inauguration, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had accepted the Sengol from the Adheenam Monastery of Tamil Nadu and it was installed near the Lok Sabha Speaker’s seat. Even today the Sengol is installed near the seat of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
What is Sengol?
Let us tell you that the word Sengol is derived from the Tamil word Semmai, which means morality. It has the blessings of the chief Adhinam i.e. the priests of a major religious monastery of Tamil Nadu. Sengol has a lot of importance in the democratic history of India. It is said that when India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took over as Prime Minister, it was handed over to him.
It is also said that it was handed over when power came to India from the British government. In such a situation, it is also seen as a show of power. Its founder is said to be C. Rajagopalachari, who was greatly inspired by the Chola Empire. Let us tell you that in the Chola Empire, whenever there was a transfer of power from one king to another, then this type of sengol was given to the other king.
Sengol was made by Vumudi Bangaru Chetty, a goldsmith from Chennai, after which it was handed over to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru by Lord Mountbatten on 15 August 1947. In appearance, Sengol is a five feet long stick, on top of which Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva, is seated. Nandi represents justice and impartiality.
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